As a longtime advocate for LGBT community, the 23-year-old also called the “Bathroom Bill” enacted in some states unfair and unjust. Lovato and tour mate Nick Jonas have since canceled their Future Now Tour dates in North Carolina to show their opposition to the HB2 law, which prevents transgender individuals from using public restrooms that match their gender identity.

“It’s something I’m passionate about because I get it; I grew up in Texas. Being different in Texas or in the South in general, you can be judged,” she explains. “I grew up in a home where there was absolutely nothing wrong with somebody identifying as another sex or liking the same sex. People will say, ‘Thank you so much for all that you do.’ And my response is: It’s just something that people should already be doing.”